"ploce" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈplɒsi/, /ˈpləʊsi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ploce.wav
Rhymes: -ɒsi Etymology: From Latin plŏcē, from Ancient Greek πλοκή (plokḗ, “complication”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ploce|plŏcē}} Latin plŏcē, {{der|en|grc|πλοκή||complication}} Ancient Greek πλοκή (plokḗ, “complication”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ploce (uncountable)
  1. (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality. Tags: rhetoric, uncountable Hyponyms: polyptoton [rhetoric], antanaclasis [rhetoric]
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